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Friends and Be(a)sties with Dr. James Grillo
2025-07-24 19:00:00 2025-07-24 20:30:00 America/New_York Friends and Be(a)sties with Dr. James Grillo Hear about some of the wonderful individual animals and species that Dr. Grillo helped care for and treat while working as a zoo veterinarian. Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Thursday, July 24
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-07-24 19:00:00 2025-07-24 20:30:00 America/New_York Friends and Be(a)sties with Dr. James Grillo Hear about some of the wonderful individual animals and species that Dr. Grillo helped care for and treat while working as a zoo veterinarian. Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall Library

Memorial Hall

Hear about some of the wonderful individual animals and species that Dr. Grillo helped care for and treat while working as a zoo veterinarian.

Dr. James Grillo made the shift after 25 years as a surgeon to veterinarian medicine. Join us to hear some of his stories of working closely with a variety of animals at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Library Program--Adults |

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